Shoulder Exercises to Improve Posture : Shoulder Exercises: Chest Pops
Posted by admin on Feb 2, 2009
There are so many different experts on posture correction, but often times they contradict one another. The Alexander Technique teaches how to release excess muscle tension, yet this video teaches how to pull your back in.
If you ask me, I’ll follow the Alexander Technique every time.
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hola mamacita!
hola mamacita!
I think maybe …
I think maybe Alexander Technique might be a better idea?
The premises behind the alexander technique (amoung them that we have unconcious bad habits of use) have already been shown to be invalid. Please see here:
http://www.learningmethods.com/debate/belief03.htm#03-01
As well, you can learn a lot about Alexander himself and his “discoveries” and beliefs in this extremely comprehensive work:
Frederick Matthias Alexander 1869-1955
- The Origins and History of the Alexander Technique
By Jeroen Staring
Thanks for that link. Personally, I consider David Gorman as a true expert on posture. I went to one of his weekend workshop in 2000 and I still use what I learnt all the time. It was fantastic.
It really underlies my belief that the people who really understand posture or the use of the self are the ones that continue to grow and ask questions after they have learnt what the Alexander Technique has to offer.
Just like Newton and Einstein have been proved wrong, F.M. Alexander’s contribution will be rewritten and corrected in time. However his methodology is a fantastic example, and I think David Gorman has used this to great effect as a platform to branch off into his own field.